The Labor enquirer., 1887-04-09
FAIR FRAICE.
Ths ceneIusion Of ths Lstssr - OR JsE-
anese ComrnAs.

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The Conclusion Of ths Lssssr - Oar JsP
anese Comrads.
THE following concluding romAxks sffpn
HARrMANN appear in the current number o
John Swinton's paper The mt instenmen
VIII be found on our nrst page.l
XIV.
There are many trade unions IN PaEia
One Of them has lately spoken 'mueh sbc1
! corporations, by which workmen can b
come their own capitalists -ssving ul
their wages and uniting thsm in . larg'
fund. The idea is ingenious; but II I
hard to found such societies in lasg'
city, and there is for many reasons bu
slight hope for such projects in Paris. II
help their sndeavors some business msz
deposited pretty large sum for their scr
vices. But, because the number Of thes,
associations was very small. and those II
existence did very little business, they had
to borrow money for long terms, and q
last business became more and more dull
Now the cooperative societies are not abls
70 pay back their debts, and win 60 to ruin
one after the other.
| XIV.
To the Parisian working class, "every.
thing is hardw A workman viii find II
even very difficult to found his own home
whyr For the simple reason that he who
has not enough to keep himself win not be
able to nourish family.
One evening last week sat in cafe,
and heard several gentlemen speak about
this fact one of them said very leisurely,
smoking fine Havana cigar, "Well they
must do without wife; it would be any
how, only burden to them" Yes Il
thought), you fop you can easily talk 80;
but If man who has worked the whole
day comes home, does he not long like any
other man for wife and children who
would saress him, and send few sun
beams into his heart? What shall he do in
his lonesome chamber, perhaps without
fire! 1t is not qnite natural that he goes
into wine-shop and spends there those
few cents which he otherwise could save?
There are,also friends, you know it per-
haps from your own experience) so many
other reasons why a workman should mar
ry. And if it is not good for the man to
live alone, how less good is 1t for the
womanf Marriage is her natural career,
the husband. protector, the children the
sweetness of her life. Here is young
man who earns 81 per day, and here a
young girl who earns 30 cents per day.
They love each other, and why do they not
marryf Reader, do you forget the child
rent That is one of the cruel features Of
Partisan life. Oh the rich people do not
know the misery of the poor; for, if they
knew, and would not help, they were not
worthy to belong to the human race.
XVI.
Words of simple hod-man in Paris:
81 cannot understand how the respect
able working class, not only in France but
in all countries, tolerate the il-founded
notions, the unreasonable conceit and ar
rogancc of the rich, their presumption OF
birth, rank and money. 1 could under
stand it if the aristocracy should outstrip
us in leading clean lives and giving prac-
tical examples of superiority; but they do
not, they rather give examples OF degen-
eracy. 1t is really the fault of the work
men themselves, who still believe that the
rich classes are better than they; at least
they fatter them on every possible occa-
sion. If rich man talks to them, they
entirely forget their own dignity as men,
as workmen, who form perhaps, the health
lest part of human society. The workmen
have not yet learned to know themselves
they lack self-reverence."
I think there is some truth in this hod-
mans words, and do you not also think so,
my friends9
And now l conclude my Notes from
Paris with my salute to all workmen and
workwomen of France, of the United
States, in short, of all countries on earth.
wish to every man and women, wherever
found, A Fair Days Wages for Fair
Days Work.
A FEW WORDS TO THE AMERICAN WORKING
GLASS.
I would speak to the intelligent and
skillful laborers of the United States.
Get knowledge of the causes of the pres
ent arrangement -FoiI6a Bodily your
social instinct. Concentrate your efforts.
Join labor organization. Build it to
gigantic dimensions. Make it vigorous
power, which shall raise the genius Of Free
Columbia, destroy mammon and put an
end to the reign ofmonopoly and inequal-
ity. Avoid violence, strive after concilia-
ton, and strike only as the last resort.
Try to bring about state of things in
which personal labor shall be associated
with personal responsibility.
America is the country which has within
its boundaries all that is necessary for the
civilization, prosperity and progress OF
all its inhabitants. Therefore the time
must come when every man who does q
mans work and duty in the world shall be
equally honored and honorable, q time
uhan the rich shall feel ashamed that their